Barry Ambrose Reese, 74 of Ridley Park died June 30, 2014 at Crozer-Keystone Hospice at Taylor Hospital. Born in Wilkes Barre, PA, son of the late Ambrose McKell and Myrtle Gross Reese, he was a longtime residence of Prospect Park prior to moving to his late residence five years ago.

Mr. Reese was a US Navy Veteran who served during Vietnam and took part in the Cuban Blockade. He was a member of the Upper Darby Detachment Marine Corps League #884, Marine Corps League #741, American Legion Marple Memorial Post #805, VFW Post 7390. He was also a member of Prospect Lodge 578, F. & A.M. and was awarded the Fifty Year Masonic Service Emblem. He was a volunteer fireman for the Prospect Park Fire Company Station 8 for 57 years and attended the Immanuel Lutheran Church. He was last employed by AQUA and had previously worked at the Boeing Company.

Survivors: his daughter Annette Sophie Reese, sister Janet Miller and her children and his former wife Anne-Marie Ferrou Reese.

Funeral Service: 11 AM Friday at the White-Luttrell Funeral Home, 311 N. Swarthmore Ave., Ridley Park where friends may call after 10 AM. Masonic Service will be held at 10:45. Burial Private.

Memorial Gifts: to the American Cancer Society, 1626 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19103 for Lung Cancer Research.